Croston's forecasting method (CR) has been shown to be appropriate in dealing with intermittent demand items. The method, however, suffers from a positive bias as discussed by Syntetos and Boylan [Syntetos, A.A., Boylan, J.E., 2005a. The accuracy of intermittent demand estimates. International...

The Croston (1972. Forecasting and stock control for intermittent demands. Operational Research Quarterly 23, 289-303) method is the standard method for forecasting intermittent demand. It has been shown to perform well in various studies and is available in most commercial forecasting packages....